Miraculously, despite the horrific ordeal, Georgina's treatment worked as doctors delivered her daughter Dina six weeks early

Worried about her alarming weight loss, Georgina's daughter Dina was born by C-section, weighing a healthy 1.5 kilos.

Georgina said: "My face was so swollen and I was in such pain. Yet when I held her in my arms for the first time, I almost forgot about my cancer.

"And despite all my worries over how the treatment affected her, she was perfect."

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A year later Georgina was given the all clear and four years further down the line in 2011 she was declared in remission.

A month after Georgina received her good news, she and her husband divorced.

With the stress of that and the fact she'd lost so many teeth as a result of her treatment, Georgina lost her appetite.

When her dentist suggested she would be a good candidate for dentures, the mum-of-two agreed and underwent a scan of her mouth.

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Doctors removed part of Georgina's tongue, which they late rebuilt with skin taken from her hand

It was then she received the devastating news that she had a tumour in the bone of her jaw.

Georgina's oncologist told her this was a completely new primary tumour and a particularly aggressive form of squamous cell carcinoma cancer.

She said: "The diagnosis was devastating. I’d gone through so much, I thought I’d beaten cancer – facing it again was a terrible thought.

"Death flashed before me."

The surgeon explained that a drastic operation could save her life, though it would leave her permanently disfigured.

Georgina recalled: "Worst of all I’d never be able to eat normally again. I adored my food – how could life be so cruel?"

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Following the initial surgery, Georgina then had to have 12 more operations as doctors fought to remove the cancer

Within days she underwent the first surgery to remove the whole of her jaw bone - taking the cancer with it.

But just when she was starting to make a recovery, her new jaw bone snapped.

Georgina said: "It meant I had to have a metal plate inserted. Only that broke too – which meant further surgery.

"Over the next 12 months I had 13 operations to try to get rid of the cancer in my jaw bone.

"For months I couldn’t speak. And while I tried to defy the doctor’s predictions that I’d never eat by ordering my favourite take away, when I tried I couldn’t swallow. So I was tube fed.

"Too sick to care for my kids, they’d gone to live with their dad.

"Now when they visited they were shocked by my face.

"The first time they saw my face Bill burst into tears, stunned by my looks.

"Meanwhile Dina sobbed, ‘That’s not my mummy! It’s a monster!'

"It was the hardest time. But eventually I came home and slowly recovered."

Georgina went back to work as a quality control operator.

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Bone from Georgina's leg was used for the reconstruction of her jaw

Her jaw healed the best it could, she learned talk again and to enjoy pureed food.

But there was one thing missing.

She admitted: "I confided in my colleague that I'd love to meet someone. But I didn't think any man would ever fancy me like this.

"It was then she said she knew a guy who was single and maybe she should introduce us.

"She showed me a photo of Thomas (45, a civil servant) and immediately I thought he was gorgeous.

"I insisted she showed him a photo of me.

"But she said, 'He’s seen one already and he wants to be put in touch'."

As soon as Georgina and Thomas met they got on like a house on fire.

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As the initial facial reconstruction attempts failed, medical professionals made the call to remove the bone in her jaw

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Following her battle with cancer, Georgina now survives on pureed food and liquids

Three years later the couple have moved in together and Georgina's kids, now 13 and 16, regularly visit.

She said: "They’ve accepted my new looks and now I’m just mum to them.

"When I go out people always stare. But I’m used to that and my changed looks.

"I still love make up, dressing up for a night out and keeping fit in the gym. I adore taking selfies. Before I got cancer I used to love taking a selfie – and I still do as many as before.

"Sadly the treatment for cancer left me with no taste buds. And I can’t eat unless food is liquidised or pureed – but I manage to eat cheesecake, coffee and mousse when I go out to a restaurant.

"But I don’t feel down about my lot. Despite everything I’ve been through I am looking forward to the future. Thomas and I eventually plan to marry.

"Meanwhile I have two sisters and the most supportive family. Most of all I’m still alive. I wake up in the morning feeling grateful to have survived such an ordeal. I am so incredibly lucky to be here."